the northeast region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): 青森県 (Aomori-ken), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), 宮城県 (Miyagi-ken), 福島県 (Fukushima-ken), 山形県 (Yamagata-ken), 秋田県 (Akita-ken).

North America

North Sea

sheriff; marshal (American law enforcement official)

take care of an infant, nurse an infant

(geography) north latitude

Honduras (a country in Central America)

hokku, a form of Japanese poem similar to haiku

protection; safeguard

to shield (to protect, to defend)